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SURE-ENOUGH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sure-enough mean?
• SURE-ENOUGH (adjective)
The adjective SURE-ENOUGH has 1 sense:
1. (used informally especially for emphasis) real or genuine
Familiarity information: SURE-ENOUGH used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used informally especially for emphasis) real or genuine
Synonyms:
honest-to-god; honest-to-goodness; sure-enough
Context example:
went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel
Similar:
echt; genuine (not fake or counterfeit)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
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